Velma is remembered by and leaves to mourn:
Daughters: Jacqueline Martyn; Heather Scriven; Summer Dawn Cheekinew, Shaylynn Cheekinew
Son: Taran Cheekinew
Grandchildren: (Heather’s Children) Taylor, Kelly, Dylan; (Taran’s children) Kaydacee; Zanden & Drayson
Chapans: Rylan, Kailum & Ezrah
Siblings: Terry (Annie), Caroline, Vera (Mel), Sherry (Kurt), Valerie (Durwin), Sandra (Sandy) & Jennifer (Robert)
Numerous nieces, nephews, grandchildren & Chapans

Velma was predeceased by:
Late husband John Victor Opoonechaw
Daughter Cree Lynn; Georgina Gladys
Parents Ernest & Gladys Sanderson
Sister Josephine Sanderson; Brothers Gerald & Larry Sanderson
Paternal Grandparents Gilbert & Myrtle Sanderson
Maternal Grandparents Norman & Caroline Burns
Numerous Nieces & Nephews